![]() Mark’s Square with its crowded museums, cafes and shops there are two nature reserves, Oasi Dune degli Alberoni and Riserva naturale di Ca’ Roman stretching over dozens of hectares. Who could have ever imagined that here, not far from the hustle and bustle of St. There are only a few other places in the world where you can forget the present and plunge into a suspended out-of-time atmosphere that is still felt in some of the lagoon islands, such as Lido and Pellestrina. See the itinerary in PDFįrom Venice Lido V enezia to Pellestrina: a slow tour between wild beaches and crystal clear waters See the itinerary in PDF The Island of San Francesco del Deserto, an oasis of peace and prayerĪ small island that houses a convent of Friars Minor, one of the last lagoon retreats, an ideal place for those who want to spend a day or two in silence and meditation. It once had ten churches, of which today there is only a solitary fourteenth-century bell tower that houses the oldest bell in the lagoon, dating back to 1318, and the Church of Santa Caterina d'Alessandria, a convent of Benedictine nuns which was the residence of the young ladies of the Venetian patrician families. Near the more renowned Island of Burano is Mazzorbo, which has extremely ancient origins – probably it was already inhabited in Roman times. See the itinerary in PDF The Island of Mazzorbo the ancient major lagoon village ![]() A documentary on the Island of Torcello called #Habitat Torcello is in the process of being filmed it tells the story of the island's ultra millennial life through its ten inhabitants, guests and travellers. It was a favourite place for royalty, stars from the entertainment world, heads of state and above all, American writer Ernest Hemingway, who spent long periods of his life here. Torcello, the first lagoon island to be inhabited. The Island of Burano is known the world over for the lively colours of its houses and the secular seafaring tales that survive in legends entwined with this island See the itinerary in PDF The Island of Torcello the origin of Venice The Island of Burano the pearl of the Venetian lagoon The other side of Venice: the lagoon islands
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